Grass Valley Xpanel Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 80)

4-46 Xpanel User Manual
Building and editing panels
Cutting, copying and pasting objects to/from the canvas
You can move, duplicate, and/or replace objects on the canvas by using the CUT and COPY
commands to place an object on the system’s clipboard and then place the object on the
same canvas or another panel’s canvas using the P
ASTE command.
Note that when you use the C UT or C OPY commands, the cut or copied object remains on
the clipboard until you choose C UT or C OPY again.
To cut, copy and paste objects:
1.
Select the object(s).
2. Select one of the following from the E DIT menu:
• The C UT command (CTRL + X) to remove the object and move a copy onto the clipboard.
Or,
• The C
OPY command (CTRL + C) to keep the original object where it is and move a
copy to the clipboard.
To paste a copy of the object, select the P ASTE (CTRL + V) command from the E DIT menu.
N OTE
C UT , C OPY and P ASTE are also available in Xpanel’s Design mode toolbar .
To move a copy of the object out from the original:
• Hold down the CTRL key while moving the copy out from the original. If you
release the CTRL key before the mouse button, the object will not be copied
-- only moved.
To move a copy of the object out from the original at right angles only:
• Hold down the CTRL and SHIFT keys while moving the copy out from the
original. If you release the CTRL key before the mouse button, the object will
not be copied -- only moved.